William h



(No Model.)

W.'H. ELLIOT.

MAGAZINE IIRE ARM.

Patented Sept. 18; 1883.

I tion consists in the use of certain I forth in the go an end view ofthe two stop-ejectors.

\UNITED STATES PATENT OFFICE.

WILLIAM HI ELLIOT,

OF NEW YORK, N. Y.

MAGAZINE FlRE-ARt.

SPECIFICATION forming partof Letters Patent No. .285,020, datedSeptember 18,1883.

' Application filed July 3, 1883. (No model.)

I screw, Fig. 8, to hold the guardstrap in f To all whom it 12w,concern:

Be it known that I, WM. H. ELLIOT, of

New York, eounty,of New York, and State of New York, have invented a newand Improved Magazine Fire-Arnu'of which the following is aspecificatidn.

The objectof my invention is toprovide a cheaper, a more rapid, andsafer fire arm than any new in use, and the nature of my invenappliancesand methods, which are fully set following specification and claims.

Figure 1 is a vertical longitudinal section of my improved arm, showingsome of the limbwork in elevation. Fig. 2 is an elevation of a portionof said. arni. Fig. 3 is a plan of the feed-pawl and hammer-lock. Fig. 4is ahorizontal section of the arm in the axisof the barrel. Fig. 5 is asection of two cartridges and Fig. 6 is'a sideelevation of twocartridges with the devices that control them. Fig. 7 is three views ofthe stop-ejector. Fig. 8 is an elevation of a portion of. theguard-strap. T Fig. 9

2 is a vertical cross-section of the guard-strap at open lines .2, Fig.8, looking toward the forward end.

; My invention is applicable particularly to that kind of magazine-armwhich has a tubu- 3o lar magazine arranged under the barrel, and a 3 5ceiver has the barrel screwed into its forward belt or breech blockwhich moves in a line with the barrel to close the chamber, and isoperated either by a lever of handle. it is also applicable to otherkinds of arms. The re end in the usual way. 1t also supports theguard-strap 1 This latter device has upon its upper side twoupward-projecting portions, one at d, which serves as a locking oshoulder to support the bolt against the recoil of the charge, andone at1 which is bored through to receive and support the rear end of themagazine-tube, as shown in Fig. H. The upward projection g is. providedwith two lat- 4 5 eral projections, r/-oneupon each side. These arehalf-cireular in form, and rest in recesses of correspondingshape cut inthe forward ends of the-sides of the receiver, as shown in Fig.

2, and serve as recoil-shoulders to prevent the 5o guard-Sta p frombeing displaced by the recoil of the charge. It also facilitatesassembling the arm, as it only requires, in addition, one

place. The bolt is moved back and forth, locked, and the carrieroperated by means substantially such as are shown in my patent of May29, 1883, to which I make special reference.

forward end, to which the brace d is pivoted at c". This brace, when thearm is closed, rests at its rear end upon the locking-shoulder d, andhas a downward-proiecti'ng arm, (1, which passes through or is jointedto the connectingstrap h at h. This strap slides in and is supported bygrooves o in the guardstrap, and is at its forward end provided withhandle 71', by which the breech mechanism is operated. The bolt hasanother dependent portion, to which the retracting;lever a is pivoted atn. This lever has an upward-proieeting arm, n", which pass s into a thinmortise in the firingpin. It also has a forward-prqiecting arm, n,which. when the firing-pin is driven forward, nearlyor quite rests uponthe top of the brace (I, being actuated by spring 1". The bolt also hasupon it the springextractor s, fastened by a screw, as seen in Fig. 4.The carrier is pivoted at its rear end to the guard-strap, and isprovided with an upward projection in rear of its pivot,whereby theforward end of the carrier s is raised by the brace during itsbackwardmovement, and is depressed by the same device in its downward movementas shown and described in said patent.

The feed-pawl c is located in the lower part of the receiver, below theconnecting-strap, and is provided at its forward end with point e, whichprojects up through and works in slot h in said strap, and at its rearend it is bifurcated,and is provided with hooks c, which engage the pin0, projecting from each side of the lower part of the hammer. It is alsoprovided with spring r, which tends to keep the point e in positionindicatedby open lines o, and also to keep the hook c engaged upon the.pin 0. I

The stop-ejector, Fig. '7, is a rectangular piece beveled oil at theupper inner corner. leaving the ejecting-shoulder ialso beveled oftmidway at the lower inner corner, so as to insure contact of the body ofthe rising eartridge with the extreme forward lower corners orstoppoints olthcsl op-Qjectors. These The bolt 1: has a dependent portion,a, at its I oo 65 the bolt is devices are placed in the receiver, oneupon each side, so as to project into the space occupied by the bolt,and are arranged in relation to each other, to the barrel, and to thestop 5 so that their stop-points will strike the- 1888; but, unlike areplaced within'about three-fourths of the length of the cartridge fromthe end of the barrel, and are arranged near enough together so thatthestop-points on their extreme forward ends strike the body of thecartridge far enough forward of its head to arrest the up ward movementof both ends of the cartridge independent of other steps, whiletheejectingshoulder is located on the stop-'ejectors fully the length ofthe cartridge from the rear end of the barrel, by which construction andarrangement the cartridges maybe raised by the carrier up against thestop-points as soon as it has moved back 'far enough to clear the mouthof the magazine, and it may be ejected as soon as it has been extractedfar enough to clear the end of the barrel, thereby making it ractical toconstruct the receiver fully one- Br, ialf inch shorter than can be done.by either 1 method mentioncdin said patents. The magazine may becharged with cartridges through the side of'the receiver in the usualway. v The upward projecting portion d of the 3 5 guard -strapis cutaway through the center to make room} for the hammer-trigger andcarrier, and also for the movement of the con necting sti'ap h and armd, the hammer-trigger and carrier being pivoted to and support 40 ed bythisportion of the guard strap, so that i when it becomes necessary toclean the breech those in either patent, they mechanism the removal oi"screw l ff liberates:

the guard-strap, with all the' ,li'mb-'work attached thereto except thebolthnd brace.

5- In Fig. 1. the parts are represented in the position of {full-cock,ready to fire. 'After firing, the first backward movement of the handleit carries the arnid hick, which raises the rear end of the brace(lflifts up the arm a of the lever n, and retracts-the firing-pin 1'. Acontinuation of the backward movement carries the brace to the positionindicated by open lines 11' and the hammer to full-cock, causing thehook e to engage the pin 0 on the side of the hammer by the action ofspring 7'. In closing the arm the last part of the forward movementofthe handle brings the brace d down before the locking-shoulder, and therear end of the slot h, striking the bevel e on the feed-pawl, depressesthe forward end of that device, so 'as to release a cartridge from themagazine and to disengage the hook e from the pin 0. Bythese means thefiringin is prevented from being driven forward fore fully locked, andthe hammer is held at full-cock independent of the trigger until thevery last part of the movementof patents of May 30,1882, and of March27,

"chamber, and is provided with a firingthe handle releases it after thebrace is upon the locking-shoulder, which affords a double securityagainst a discharge before the bolt is locked. Bringing the hammer tofull-cock by any means before the breech-block is braced causes the hooke to engage the pin 0, and so hold the hammer in the full-cock positionuntil released by the action of the connecting.

strap upon the pawl.

Thedownward-projecting arm (1 of the brace may be double or bifurcated,and the carrier s, composed of a single bar, may work between the twosides of the arm, as shown and described in mybefore-mentioned patent ofMay 20, 1883; or the carrier may be slotted or bifurcated, and the armd-,composed of a single bar, may work between the two sides of thecarrier, these two methods of constructing and arranging the arm (2 andthe carrier in relation to each other being fair equivalents. I

Having described my invention, what I desire to have secured to me byLetters Patent of the United States is- 1. In a magazine firearm, thestop-ejector "17, rigidly fastened to the receiver, provided with theejecting-shoulder i, an extension for ward of said shoulder, and havingupon the forward end of said extension the stop-points i, so arranged asto strike the body of the rising cartridge forward of its head to arrestits upward movement, and in combination,

therewith carrier 8, extractor s, and stopshoulder r', attached to thereceiver, or to some device supported by the receiver,whereby acartridge may be raised against the stoppoints 'i as soon as it is farenough back to be clear from the end of the barrel, and ejected by theshoulder i as soon wait is far enough back to be clear from thechamber,substantially as specified. 7

' 2. In a magazine firearm, a bolt which moves in a line'with the barrelfor closing the m, which passes through said bolt from on to end, abrace for locking the arm, which is piv oted to the forward end of saidbolt, and is provided with suitable lockiugshoul ders with in thereceiver, and in combination therewith a retracting-lever, n, pivoted tosaid belt at a, one arm of which extends upward into or through thefiring-pin, while the other arm extends forward over said brace, wherebywhen said brace is raised for the purpose or unlocking the bolt the armn" is raised and the firing pin retracted, substantially as specified.

3. In a breech-loading fire-arm, a guardstrap which has upon it a recoilor locking shoulder, d, which, through a suitable brace, supports thebolt against the recoil of the charge, and is also provided withshoulders g", which project laterally from the fo ward end of saidstrap, and rest against the forward end of the sides of the receiver inrecesses adapted to receive them to support the guard-strap against therecoil, substantially as specified.

4. In a magazine fire-arm, a hammer provided with the usual mainspringand trigger,

wild a pin or shoulder, o, and in combination therewith the pawl 0,provided withthe hook or catch 0 for locking the hammer at full-cock,and a handle for operating the breech mechanism through a suitableconnect-ion, said pawl movement to close and lock the arm, whereby thehammer is prevented from falling upon the firing pin at any time exceptwhen the arm is closedand locked, substantially as specified.

5. In a, magazine fire-arm, a bolt which moves in alinewith the barrelto close the chamber, and which, during its backward movement, bringsthe hammer to full-cock, a hammer provided with the usual mainspring andtrigger, and a pin or shoulder, 0, and in -com oted to the guardstrap orother device sup ported by the receiver, and is provided with the hookor catch (2 for locking the hammer at full-cock independently of thetrigger by engaging the pin 0, and a handle for operating the breechmechanism through a suitable connection, said pawl being acted upon tore lease the hammer and fire the charge by the action of said connectionupon the forward e d of said pawl during the last part of its movementto close the arm may be loaded and fired by the movement of the handlealone, substantially as specified.

6. In a magazine fire-arm a tubular magazine arranged under the 'barrel,a feed-pawl which is pivoted to the guard-strap or other devicesupported by the receiver, and is pro vided at its forward end with asuitable point magazine, and at its rear end with hook or catch 0, ahandle operating said pawl through a suitable connection, which alsooperates the brace of the bolt, and in mer provided with anotch or pin,0, where by, by bringing the hammer to full-cock by any means before thebolt is fully braced, it will be locked in the full-cock position untilreleased by said connection,substantially as specified.

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and lock the arm, whereby combination therewith a ham-

